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"It's gypsum, burned with stones, and there are plenty of them in the back mountains."

Sure enough, Ning Sawzi mercilessly shattered Aunt Mei's illusion.

He pointed to the cubes of tofu on the board.

"That's all, the cost of one piece is less than a lot of money, and you can make a lot of money by selling it for two yuan."

Aunt Mei: ...

Aunt Mei didn't know what to say, she felt that her 40 years of life had been completely overturned!

I thought that when I was young, I could say I had seen the world, but now someone told her that the experience she was most proud of was worth two big bucks. Could it be that Jinfenglou and those wealthy businessmen were deceiving her? !

Her... Her palm dance is worth two big bucks! ?

Seeing the disillusioned despair on Aunt Mei's face, Ning Zazi laughed three times, then lowered his voice and said a few words to the aunt.

"really?"

Aunt Mei's eyes instantly stood up.

"Juzi, are you willing to make this jade ointment... Bah bah! Teach everyone the recipe of tofu for free?"

"Naturally, it is serious. A word from Juzi is hard to follow."

Ning Fei smiled righteously.

"Ms. Mei, don't underestimate this tofu. It is rich in nutrition and very nourishing. It is reasonable to say that eating it often can prolong life."

"And the price is so cheap that ordinary people can afford it. Everyone who eats tofu is healthy, isn't that a good thing?!"

It's a good thing, of course it's a good thing.

Aunt Mei has also lived a hard life, but she knows that it is not easy for ordinary people to live in daily necessities.

Tofu is cheap and easy to get, and it can nourish the body and support people. It is really the best food for ordinary people like her!

But...why does Jizi teach everyone for free?Obviously he can make high profits from this recipe like the Xue family? !

As if seeing Aunt Mei's doubts, Ning Zazi straightened his thin body, and his whole body exuded a light of compassion.

"Because our Mozong is also very poor."

The boy's affectionate voice rang out in the kitchen of the old dining room, every word and every word, sonorous and forceful.

"Only when you are poor do you know how hard it is to live. If there is a way to improve everyone's life a little bit, how can Mo Zong have the heart to hide it for profit?"

"Just like Aunt Mei has a piece of cake, and seeing that I'm dying of hunger, will you give me a bite so that I can live longer?"

Aunt Mei thought about it.

If such a handsome and lovely young man was about to starve to death, she would definitely stutter.

"Then...after that..."

Aunt Mei rubbed her hands.

"...Can we all make tofu at home?"

"of course."

Ning Fei nodded, and pointed to Pinghua who was standing beside her.

"Sister Pinghua made this kind of tofu by herself. If my aunt has any questions, you can ask her. Sister Pinghua knows all about it."

"Many people in my recipes don't know how to read. It's not as convenient as your word of mouth. In fact, the method is very simple, that is, soak the beans overnight, then squeeze the juice to boil, and transform it with gypsum water. You can adjust it according to your own taste. The amount of water, just look at it once.”

What he said was concise and clear, and Aunt Mei also listened to him.Except that I don't know how to make the gypsum water, the rest of the steps can be done at home without any difficulty.

But the more this happened, the more angry she felt, she was angry with those bastards who blow tofu into jade paste!Obviously, it is something that can be made with a few big bucks, and it is jade and what kind of essence of heaven and earth. Looking back now, if it is really something made from jade, people will not become immortals if they eat it!

Hmph, you don't have to worry about losing your conscience if the price is so high!

It's still the young man in front of him who has a good heart and teaches everyone how to make tofu for free. He doesn't hide any secrets.

Thinking of this, Aunt Mei had a great affection for Mo Zong in her heart.She didn't say anything anymore, and worked together with Pinghua to make the remaining soaked beans into soy milk, and saved a part for breakfast, and then pressed a plate of "jade cream" with her own hands.

It's true, Yu Gao Zhi, exactly the same!

So early this morning, Zongmen's new food room began to provide a new drink, milky white soy milk.

This is the first time that Shijian provides soup for breakfast. Many people are not used to it, and they always feel that the white thing has a strange smell.

At noon, everyone ate white tofu cubes, stir-fried with miso, very tasty.

"I like this tofu."

Uncle Wang babbled to old man Liu.

"It's soft and chewy, better than wild vegetables, but it's ready for dinner!"

Old man Liu took a bite of tofu and a bite of potato cake, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then he said.

"Oh, I heard it's made of beans, the same as the morning oatmeal. It's said that the bean cakes that have been squeezed out of the juice are used to feed the pigs."

"I heard from the new fat lady in the dining room that this stuff used to sell for a lot of money, and it's an expensive thing that only rich men can afford."

Hearing what he said, Uncle Wang narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Hey, is it true or not? Do gentlemen also eat beans?"

"I didn't eat it at first, but no one told them that it was made of beans. They thought it was a good thing dug out of jade."

"If Jizi didn't want bean cakes to raise pigs, I wouldn't have thought of making this thing."

"Then we borrowed the pig's light..."

After a lot of laughing and joking, the practice of tofu spread quietly in Ding'an City.

At first, it was just a traveling merchant selling tofu along the street. Because the price was really cheap, a large crowd was attracted to watch.

He hawked business on Baihu Street, and when he went to Zhuque Street, merchants also stopped to watch.When asked, it turned out to be the famous "Jade Paste" in the capital, the gentlemen naturally didn't believe it, and they all scolded this wandering businessman for bragging.

The man was not convinced, he blushed and his neck was thick after arguing with others, and he insisted that it was jade ointment. As for why it was sold so cheaply, it was because his family had connections in Changzhou, and he was able to get defective goods from the Xuejia Yupao workshop for small profits. The way to sell more.

Those who watch the excitement will never despise the big things, and those who have good things simply pooled some money and asked the seller of "jade paste" to send a piece to a nearby restaurant to make mature dishes, and the old men who have tasted it will judge.

The traveling merchant naturally agreed, and followed two merchants from the capital to the nearby Tianfuju.Tianfuju is a time-honored brand in Ding'an City. Several ancestral dishes are well received by merchants from all over the world, and they are well-known in northern Xinjiang.

Let Tian Fuju cook "jade paste", no one can fault it.

Hearing that it was the famous "Jade Cream" in the capital, the owner of Tianfuju was also shocked.He was an apprentice in a restaurant in the capital when he was young, so he had naturally heard the name "Yu Gaozhi".It's just that those things are precious and delicate, only the nobles of the capital can afford them, the Feng family is not good at luxury, and they have never seen it in Ding'an City.

It is really hard to believe that a traveling businessman was dragged here casually with a wooden cart today.

The boss thought about it and decided to do it first, regardless of whether it was true or not.

Soon, a plate of stir-fried jade paste and a plate of stewed jade paste were served on the table, and the aroma was tangy.

Several merchants tasted it, and their faces changed quickly. They looked at each other, and they stood up and left one after another, refusing to say anything.

It was completely different from the cynical and arrogant look before.

Those who have good things don't understand, and think that the masters are getting angry, so they point to the traveling merchant and say that he is bragging, and now his cowhide has been punctured.

Of course the traveling businessman was upset, and immediately retorted, saying that what he did was "jade paste", and the masters felt that they had spent unjustly money before, and couldn't hold back their faces.

The public said the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right, but the owner of Tianfuju was very business-minded, and bought the "jade paste" of the big cart for three pennies.

It started with Tianfuju, and the rest of the people who watched the fun also paid for it one after another. It was a big piece of three pennies.

Soon, this kind of food called "Yu Gao Zhi" became popular in Ding'an City. Because the price is cheap, ordinary people can afford it. It doesn't matter whether it is the real "Yu Gao Zhi" or not, the real thing is that it tastes delicious. !

Traveling merchants made a lot of money, and more and more "jade cream" was sold, from one big cart to three big carts.But he didn't enjoy his good life for long, and half a month later, it is said that someone in the city found out the method of "jade paste fat", which is actually soybean milk mixed with gypsum milk, and the cost is less than a penny.

What else is there to say about the defective products of the Changzhou workshop, which are basically made of local beans!No wonder it's cheap!

In this way, everyone felt that the traveler had lied, that this "jade paste" was not the "jade paste" of the capital, how could the masters of the capital's aristocratic family import beans, this was not a lie to fool the fool!

But the fake taste is really good, and it is very cheap, and there is no harm in eating it...

In the end, the traveling merchant left cursing and never appeared in Ding'an City again.However, the extravagant name of "Yu Gao Zhi" is no longer mentioned in the market, and there is another name for this Xibei product, called tofu.

Because of its low cost and popularity, tofu did not disappear in Ding'an City. Instead, tofu shops started one after another. In addition to tofu, derivatives such as dried tofu and tofu skin also quickly appeared in the market.

In particular, the dried tofu made by the proprietress of a tofu shop in Nancheng is salty, delicious and easy to preserve.

Although tofu quickly became popular in the footsteps of caravans, first it was in the North, and then the Central Plains blossomed everywhere, and a bean shop specializing in tofu also appeared in the capital.

At first, the elders of the aristocratic family didn't pay attention at all. After all, how good can the food of the common people be?Can't compare to their gold food jade dew, dragon liver and phoenix marrow.

But soon, the name of "Yu Gao Zhi" spread to the ears.It is said that it is an imitation product made of beans, which is almost the real thing, and it is very popular among the common people of the Han family.

The gentlemen laughed.

Do ants dare to borrow the light of the bright moon?Don't be afraid to ruin your luck.

The "jade paste" they eat is the essence collected from jade, how can it be compared with shabby beans.

It has to be said that there are people who make trouble for nothing, even if they are rich and powerful for generations, there will always be a few boring descendants who are idle and doing trouble.

There is a dude in the Shi family named Shi Zhenluan, who studies food when he has nothing to do.He himself is a loyal supporter of "jade paste", and when he heard that poor people made "jade paste" from beans, he immediately went out with his entourage to find fault.

Shi Zhenluan ordered someone to buy two pieces of tofu, and then took them home to ask the kitchen to make two dishes similar to "Yu Gao Zhi".

Afterwards, rumors spread in the capital that the young master of the Shi family led someone to smash the Yufang of the Xue family, and that the Xue family exchanged beans for jade to sweep the floor and other rumors without a trace. They were not Ning Juzi who was quietly blackmailing a certain family far away in the border town. focus of attention.

Because, the first batch of craftsmen he instructed officially started construction, and the first batch of cement in the Fengjia Cement Plant in Ding'an City was about to come out of the kiln.